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I am a Christian and we are raising our children to be as well. I def have faith in Jesus, but I think because I have ocd and am always searching for certainty, I struggle with this one question.. out of all the religions in the world, what makes mine the correct one? Then I will spin on what if Jesus is just a story told over the centuries to a certain group of people. It’s almost like I feel like a fraud because I have doubt? Sometimes when I’m talking to my kids about it I think, what if your lying to them about this. Can anyone else relate to this or offer insight?

Username: GODOVEROCDGODOVEROCD

Date posted: 1y ago

I didn’t have this theme so bad until recently until I got stronger and closer to God. The enemy will attack you and make you question your beliefs. I oftentimes ask myself is God real? How do I know this is really real? OCD definitely doesn’t make it easier. But keep in mind, OCD attacks after things you love the most and care for the most. I try to tell myself that things that bother me the most with OCD are the things I care most and hold the most regard to. I hope this helps and continue your love for God and sharing with your children.

Username: lovingwildlovingwild

Date posted: 1y ago

I just finished watching a sermon and what I took from it is that we battle the spiritual realm. It’s scary to think but it’s true. Everything in life is a uncertainty, however Jesus is the only certainty we have in this world. I’ll keep you in my prayers. I see this as a moment for your faith to grow stronger. This might happen quick or may take a while but just now ocd won’t win.

Username: AnonymousAnonymous

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 1y ago

I can definitely relate. It's ocd. I just try to connect with God the way that feels right to me and ignore the questioning/analyzing.

Username: TheocdguitaristTheocdguitarist

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 1y ago

I can really relate with this. I left my old religion years ago, was agnostic for a while, and have come back around to Christianity. My old religion believes they are the one true church, while the new church I go to is much more open but is less strict. I constantly find myself torn between the two with obsessions like "well what if the old church was truly the right one and now I'm at a lesser church?" or even the flip side: "maybe the old church was limiting me, and this new one is where I should be." The obsessions can sometimes feel overwhelming, but I try and remind myself that faith is about walking even when you aren't sure. It has been so counterintuitive, but I've found that the more uncertainty and doubt I accept (I don't have to like it), the closer to God I get too.

Username: mb3412mb3412

Date posted: 1y ago

If this might be a compulsion, don’t do it. BUT. it might be worth looking into some pluralist Christian thought. Many Christians believe that other religions know jesus even if it’s not by name, and we’ll all end up in the same place. I’m not Christian but I go to a Christian university and honestly love hearing my professors talk about it.

Username: AnonymousAnonymous

Date posted: 1y ago

Thank y’all for responding!

Username: AnonymousAnonymous

Date posted: 1y ago

WwY A I Ohh

Username: PubbywomwomPubbywomwom

Date posted: 1y ago

Maybe yours is the right one. Maybe not.

Username: David TrejoDavid Trejo

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 1y ago

Dude it’s all good! The prophecy makes it true!

Username: Elklaxox13!

Date posted: 4y ago

Anybody else struggle with religion OCD? Would love to hear what it’s like for others! I’m a Christian, but more spiritual the older I get. Borderline agnostic with a lot of fear that I’m moving away from Christianity. Fear of hell even though I don’t believe in hell. Fear that there is no God, even though I believe in God. Please no responses with scripture! I’ve had way too many people in my life try to “fix this” by sending me sermons or verses

Religion & Spirituality OCD

Username: BeachedMermaid

Date posted: 3y ago

Does anyone think OCD makes it hard to be spiritual. I’ve slowly become a Christian over the years. And it really makes sense to me. It aligns with my personality, and beliefs I’ve had before I was even religious. The doubts I have aren’t rational doubts. They’re telling me I’m delusional, immature, and crazy. They’re thoughts targeted at me, basically that I’m being stupid. And since one of my fears is going crazy, I’m worried I’ve gone crazy and come to a spiritual conclusion because I’m insane. It’s frustrating because it makes kind me of unable to further my relationship with God. I also have existential OCD, and I’m afraid that’s why I believe in God. But my OCD makes me feel like if I don’t have all the answers that it’s not ok, but I know I can never have all the answers.

Username: The_obsessiv...

Date posted: 42w ago

Possible religious ocd?

I'm a Christian, I've been a Christian for as long as I can remember. I love my faith and was in the midst of getting back into it. However now I'm afraid. The troubling thing about the abrahamic faiths is that there is a heaven and there is a hell. I'm not sure much about Judaism but I know in Christianity and Islam that he'll exists. Now I saw some thing stating a claim that all Christians will go to hell in Islam and now I'm questioning my faith and can't stop thinking about it. Not to say that I don't love my muslim brothers and sisters. I'm I just very confused and scared. I can't afford to be wrong.

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